LONDON – After the success of Mumford & Sons’ 2015 LP Wilder Mind, frontman Ben Lovett returned to his adopted home in the UK capital to launch one of the city’s most hotly anticipated venues for live music: Omeara. Having opened towards the end of 2016, Omeara has already hosted a long list of up-and- […]
LOUIS – There is no shortage of theatrics in the annual series of El Monstero concerts that sweeps through America’s mid-section every year like some tornado of light and sound. Formed by members of Stir in 1999, and currently made up of musicians from a variety of different bands, the group pays tribute to Pink […]
NEW YORK – From the outside, the graffiti-marked red brick building at 485 Johnson Avenue looks like just another old Brooklyn warehouse. Inside, though, the cavernous 30,000 square foot structure, with its 30’ high ceilings and Funktion-One sound system, provides an ideal setting for the kind of intense warehouse party/concerts that define nightlife in New […]
Not long ago, broadcast concerts were the exclusive province of large television networks, but technology, as we all know, has a way of changing everything – and making it more democratic. To wit, the rise of the small concert broadcast studio. Virtually unheard of a few years ago, these pint-sized performance platforms have been popping […]
MESA, AZ – Not much has changed at the Mesa Amphitheatre since it opened in 1979, and music fans in the Phoenix area couldn’t be happier. An attractive open air facility where no seat is further than 175-feet from the stage, the iconic 4,200 capacity venue offers a cozy environment for enjoying national acts. Yet, […]
BOSTON – There was no shortage of star power on stage at Boston’s House of Blues on Monday December 5, as the legendary venue, which is located directly across the street from the famed leftfield wall of Fenway Park, hosted Electric Bounce House. Although it holds only 2,500, the concert hall welcomed an Electric Bounce […]
NEW YORK – Paul Litchfield is no Thomas Edison, but the Massachusetts resident will go down in history as a great inventor, at least as far as the athletic shoe industry is concerned. In 1989, Litchfield created the Reebok PUMP!, an inflatable running shoe that redefined footwear aesthetics, was embraced by athletes from virtually every […]
NEWCASTLE, UK – There was a time, over a century ago, when northeast England was the crucible of the burgeoning railroad industry. Nowhere was this more evident than in Newcastle, where the Robert Stephenson & Co ruled as the pre-eminent maker of locomotive engines. The rail industry has long since faded into the past, but […]
To clubbers in the Windy City, 1543 N. Kingsbury is a kind of sacred address. For 19 years, this spot was the home of the legendary club Crobar, which set the pace for Chicago nightlife with its celebrity parties and jam-packed dancefloor. But times change; Crobar closed, was replaced by a club that never quite […]
CHICAGO – To clubbers in the Windy City, 1543 N. Kingsbury is a kind of sacred address. For 19 years, this spot was the home of the legendary club Crobar, which set the pace for Chicago nightlife with its celebrity parties and jam-packed dancefloor. But times change; Crobar closed, was replaced by a club that […]
LAVEEN, AZ – The aptly named band World Classic Rockers doesn’t merely cover hits from the late ‘60s through the ‘80s; they were actually involved in recording many of those famous tunes. No ordinary “cover band,” this group is made up of musicians who were involved in recording platinum hits, like former Journey and David […]
PAUL, MN – With its 3,500 capacity, tiered seating and intimate design, The Myth Live Event Center has earned a well-deserved reputation as a venue that provides big name artists with an opportunity to connect to fans. Prince enjoyed performing here; so too have rock icons like Counting Crows and ZZ Top. Given its history, […]